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Quaternary scientists and physical geographers; geophysicists, glaciologists; Icelandic authorities
1 Introduction
1.1 Concept - from initiation to quiescence
1.2 Research questions and objectives
2 Brúarjökull
2.1 The setting
2.2 The past 150 year
2.3 Landform record
3 Methodology
3.1 Digital stereographic photogrammetry
3.2 Geomorphological mapping
3.3 Sedimentology
3.4 Absolute chronology
3.5 Ground Penetrating Radar survey
3.6 Temperature reconstruction
3.7 Wind strength reconstruction
4 Surge initiation and its forcing
4.1 Brúarjökull surge chronology
4.2 Pre-surge climate
4.3 Surge forcing and trigger
5 The surge
5.1 Glaciology
5.2 Glaciodynamic sediment interfaces
5.3 Spatial variability of sediment redistribution
5.4 Depositional and deformational processes
5.5 Glaciotectonic style
5.6 Surge phase landforms
6 Surge termination
6.1 Glaciology
6.2 Marginal sediment accumulation
6.3 Meltwater discharge
6.4 Crevasse formation
6.5 Ice-marginal landforms
7 Quiescence surge phase
7.1 Glaciology
7.2 De-icing progression and volume changes
7.3 Meltwater discharge
7.4 Periglacial terrain modification
7.5 Quiescence landforms
8 Landform models
8.1 Stratigraphy
8.2 Superimposed landforms
8.3 Temporal landscape architecture
9 Sediment transport
9.1 Multi-temporal sediment budget
9.2 Phase-dependent sediment fluxes
10 Wider implications for fast flowing ice systems
11 Conclusions
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